Hello Justin,

I wholeheartedly agree that reviews are about personal experiences and that a reviewer shouldn't himself or herself back simply because of the affiliate relationship.

Product and service reviews in the WordPress ecosystem are crying for originality and honesty. Most of the reviews are by people who haven't tested the product or service they are reviewing.

And many of the reviews are merely a rehash of other reviews. I agree that currently, WordPress.org reviews are the most honest ones that you can read.